December can be a fun month, full of holiday parties and social activities. But it's also stressful: it's cold and wet outside, there's a ton of work piled up on your desk, and holiday preparations are in full swing.

This can take a toll on your health and happiness. In fact, studies have concluded that:​

It’s no wonder that January arrives and people feel like that have to give themselves strict new routines to follow (that only end up lasting a few days) so they can get back on track.

​The Happy Healthy Holidays Challenge is a different approach

Let’s be real here - for most of us, the holidays can be a challenging time. But it doesn’t have to be all or nothing.

In fact, it’s better that it’s not.

The reason New Year’s resolutions don’t stick is because we often try to change too much at once. By relying almost completely on willpower -- this just sets us up to fail. Research has shown that willpower is like a muscle: it gets tired.

This is why at the end of the day, you are more likely to indulge in guilty pleasures than first thing in the morning.

This year, we want to you focus on either keeping up with your current healthy habits, or take small steps towards your health, rather than running towards complete indulgence.

That way, when January arrives, you won’t feel like you are so far behind where you are starting now. Think of it as “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.”

What To Expect

By focusing on our daily tips (that can easily be applied to your life), the Happy Healthy Holidays Challenge hopes to put you on a path to achieve your health and happiness goals.These tips will be delivered via email or social media, and will be bite-sized pieces of knowledge created over decades of collective experience working as health professionals. The way you use these tips is up to you, but we encourage that you try to follow them as much as you can. ​The challenge starts in early December. From the first day forward, you'll be receiving a daily tip or exercise geared towards making December a happy and healthy month. You can choose to receive these tips via email, or by following our social media channels (Instagram, Twitter and Facebook). All of our posts will include: #HHHolidays!The tips will focus on these five areas: